What can one learn from the following figure?
Answer:The figure shows the U.S. current account and net foreign wealth from 1977 until 1996.It shows that a string of current account deficits in the 1980s reduced America’s net ...
Consider the following information about a country’s
a.Merchandies trade balance (or goods balance) = 330–198=$132. Goods and services balance = (330+196)–(198+204)=$124.CA balance=124+3–8=$119. Surplus on the CA.b.CA+Financial Ac...
The following chart lists personal savings, investment,
CountryS/GNPI/GNP(G-T)/GNPCA/GNPOceania0.220.200.020.00Armansk0.220.15-0.010.08Naboo0.170.220.00-0.05Klingon0.210.150.050.01
The nation of Pecunia had a current account
a.What was the balance of payments of Pecunia in that year? What happened to the country’s net foreign assets?Ans. –The balance of payments is a colloquial name for the official ...
Consider the following entries into Canada’s
Current Account: 30.7Capital Account: 5.3Financial Account (excluding official international reserves): -24.9 Statistical Discrepancy: -5.5What happened to Canada’s net foreign as...
Suppose the nation of Pecunia had a current account
What happened to Pecunia’s net foreign assets in 2013?The CA deficit indicated net foreign assets decreased by $1 billion.How would the purchase of Pecunian assets by foreign cent...
How many British pounds would it cost to buy a pair
How many British pounds would it cost to buy a pair of American designer jeans costing $45 if the exchange rate is 1.60 dollars per British pound?A.125 British poundsB.125 British ...
What is the exchange rate between the dollar and the British
What is the exchange rate between the dollar and the British pound if a pair of American jeans costs 50 dollars in New York and 100 pounds in London?A.5 dollars per British poundB....
When a country’s currency depreciates,
A.foreigners find that its exports are more expensive, and domestic residents find that imports from abroad are more expensive.B.foreigners find that its exports are more expensive...
An appreciation of a country’s currency
A.decreases the relative price of its exports and lowers the relative price of its imports.B.raises the relative price of its exports and raises the relative price of its importsC....
Which one of the following statements is the most accurate?
A.A depreciation of a country’s currency makes its goods cheaper for foreigners.B.A depreciation of a country’s currency makes its goods more expensive for foreigners.C.A depreci...
A foreign exchange swap
A.is a spot sale of a currency.B.is a forward repurchase of the currency.C.is a spot sale of a currency combined with a forward repurchase of the currency.D.is a spot sale of a cur...
